ORDER NUMBER
G-111-18
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro)
Application to Amend Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT)
Rate Schedule 09 – Loss Compensation Service
BEFORE:
D. M. Morton, Commissioner
D. J. Enns, Commissioner
W. M. Everett, QC, Commissioner
A. K. Fung, QC, Commissioner
H. G. Harowitz, Commissioner
M. Kresivo, QC, Commissioner
R. D. Revel, Commissioner
on June 14, 2018
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On January 18, 2018, BC Hydro applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for approval to remove the termination date from OATT Rate Schedule 09 (Application) on the basis that:
1. The termination date is a legacy of the relationship between BC Hydro and the British Columbia Transmission Corporation (BCTC);
2. The removal of the termination date will improve regulatory efficiency;
3. BC Hydro does not offer OATT Rate Schedule 09 (RS 09) on a temporary basis; and
4. BC Hydro would not terminate the rate schedule by allowing it to expire;
B. On February 10, 2006, BCTC filed an application for Loss Compensation Service (LCS) to be provided under its OATT, subject to the condition that approval of LCS be limited to a period of one year beginning March 1, 2006;
C. On February 14, 2006, BC Hydro filed an application in support of BCTC’s LCS application, and to apply for a one-year approval of the rates, terms and conditions of Rate Schedule 3016 (RS 3016) – Energy Service Available to BCTC for LCS, beginning March 1, 2006;
D.
By Order G-18-06 dated February 27, 2006, the BCUC
approved the BCTC LCS application and BC Hydro’s
RS 3016 for a period of one year, beginning March 1, 2006;
E. By Order G-38-07 dated February 26, 2007, the BCUC approved an application by BCTC to extend the rates, terms and conditions for LCS, and a corresponding application by BC Hydro to extend the termination date of RS 3016, for a two year period, from March 1, 2007 to March 1, 2009;
F. By Order G-13-09 dated February 26, 2009, the BCUC approved an application by BCTC to extend the termination date of RS 09, and a corresponding application by BC Hydro to extend the termination date of RS 3016, for a two year period, from March 1, 2009 to March 1, 2011;
G. By Order G-192-10 dated December 9, 2010, the BCUC approved amendments to the OATT and related tariff supplements and rate schedules to reflect the integration of BC Hydro and BCTC pursuant to the Clean Energy Act, including the cancellation of BC Hydro’s RS 3016 and incorporating LCS pricing into OATT RS09 – Loss Compensation Service Pricing;
H. The RS 09 termination date was further extended as follows:
1. From March 1, 2011 to March 1, 2012 by Order G-33-11, dated February 4, 2011;
2. From March 1, 2012 to March 1, 2013 by Order G-16-12, dated February 24, 2012; and
3. From March 1, 2013 to March 1, 2018 by Order G-59-13, dated April 18, 2013;
I. By Order G-48-18 dated February 28, 2018, the BCUC approved BC Hydro’s request for an interim six-month extension of the termination date to September 1 2018, and established a regulatory timetable consisting of one round of information requests; and
J. The BCUC has reviewed the Application and BC Hydro’s response to information requests and considers approval to be warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act, the BCUC orders as follows:
1. The Application to remove the termination date applicable to OATT Rate Schedule 09 - Loss Compensation Service is approved.
2. BC Hydro is directed to file a revised tariff page for endorsement within 15 days of the date of this order.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 14th day of June 2018.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
D. M. Morton
Commissioner